Phil Carstensen earns TOPS state honor

5:29 AM,
Apr. 28, 2014

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Take Off Pounds Sensibly had its Ohio State Recognition Days on April 11 and 12 in Cincinnati. This annual event honors TOPS members for outstanding weight loss and/or maintaining weight goals during the previous year.

Philip Carstensen, a member of Port Clinton TOPS Chapter 1487, joined the chapter in January 2013 and reached his ideal goal weight in November 2013 without registering a single weight gain. Carstensen lost 58.5 pounds to meet his goal.

By reaching the goal weight set for him by his doctor, he earned the Keep Off Pounds Sensibly status. He also won first place in men's weight in ...